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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021, Movie, 2h 6min

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, “Strange Fruit.”

"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" — music, drama and biography movie produced in USA and released in 2021. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 6min. "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" is not currently available to stream in Ireland. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

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Reviews

Critic Ben Travis

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Andra Day is excellent as the jazz singer struggling to survive in a hostile world...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Leah Greenblatt

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...at the center of it always is the mercurial, spectacular Day...

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

Critic Mark Kermode

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...this is Day’s show all the way, and her performance remains the film’s strongest suit.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Jordan Bassett

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Andra Day is extraordinary in her first real acting role. It’s a pitch-perfect performance; she embodies, rather than impersonates, this great figure of the 20th century.

Read full review at Nme

Critic Kristian Lindberg

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Det er nærmest et chok at høre, hvor tæt det lykkes Andra Day at ramme Billie Holidays dope-splattede slæbt-over-en-grusvej-stemme og hendes overnaturligt sikre leg med sangens rytme.

Read full review at Berlingske

Critic Freja Dam

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Sangeren Andra Day gør (...) sit bedste for at tilføre dybde til karakteren i en blændende debutpræstation, der gav hende en fortjent Oscar-nominering.

Read full review at Soundvenue

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday tells the story of the legendary jazz singer's struggles with drug addiction and her tumultuous relationship with Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, who is tasked with infiltrating her inner circle and sabotaging her career. Set in the 1940s and 1950s, the film follows Holiday as she becomes a target of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, led by Harry J. Anslinger, who sees her as a threat to society due to her controversial song "Strange Fruit" and its powerful message against racial injustice. Despite facing harassment, arrest, and imprisonment, Holiday continues to perform and inspire generations of musicians and activists. Directed by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler), the movie stars Andra Day as Billie Holiday and features a Golden Globe-nominated performance by Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher.

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